This webinar was held on Tuesday 23 September 2025, 08:00 UTC
4-5pm Beijing time, 5-6pm Seoul and Tokyo time, 6pm AEST
This webinar provided an opportunity to critically consider the public and private international law aspects of multilateral efforts in Asia to address the illicit trade in cultural goods on the 55th anniversary of the adoption of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Cultural Property, and the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects.
This regional Asian virtual book launch brings together leading scholars in the field and key contributors from the Asian region to the recently published Oxford Commentary on the 1970 UNESCO and 1995 UNIDROIT Conventions on Stolen or Illegally Transferred Cultural Property (Oxford University Press, 2024). This is the third volume in the Oxford Commentaries on International Cultural Heritage Law edited by Professor A F Vrdoljak and the late Professor Francesco Francioni.
The panel discussants are
- Professor Keun-Gwan Lee, School of Law, Seoul National University, Member of the UN International Law Commission and past President of the Asian Society of International Law
- Professor Toshiyuki Kono, Emeritus Professor of Private International Law and former Executive Vice President of Kyushu University and former president of ICOMOS
- Professor Wang Yunxia, School of Law, Renmin University of China, UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage Law and Director of the Institute of Cultural Heritage Law
Moderated by Professor Ana Filipa Vrdoljak, editor of the Oxford Commentary and UNESCO Chair.
Introductory chapter
You can read the Introductory chapter to the Commentary for free until 22 December 2025.
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Purchase the commentary at a 30% discount.
Prior registration for this event is required.
Information about open access to the introductory chapter of the Commentary and QR discount code for its purchase will be provided in the reminder email to registrants.
